PATERSON — A former Paterson high school basketball coach and teacher's aide was indicted on Thursday for allegedly possessing more than seven ounces of cocaine and assaulting detectives during his arrest.

Jimmie D. Smith, 41, led a " dangerous double life" at the time of his arrest last August, working as a basketball coach at John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson and dealing drugs "on a large scale," Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said in a release. A state grand jury indicted Smith on Thursday on drug dealing and aggravated assault charges.

“The allegations in this indictment reveal Smith as a violent man who was dealing drugs on a large scale – in other words, absolutely the last person you would want teaching and coaching students at a high school,” Hoffman said in a statement. “We exposed his dangerous double life through our investigation.”

Smith was arrested on Aug. 28, 2013, after allegedly hitting a police car with his sport utility vehicle, which set off a pursuit that ended in a violent confrontation with police. He abandoned his vehicle, and ran from officers, authorities said. When detectives caught up to him, he assaulted two detectives, one of whom required surgery for injuries sustained during the brawl, Hoffman said. Police found seven ounces of cocaine in his vehicle.

Smith, who is currently free on bail, faces charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public housing facility, possession of cocaine and two counts each of aggravated assault and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.